Mad Hen

September 5, 2010

...les, you can get a virtual Coco’s experience on their awesome blog at: http://www.cocosvariety.com/. Via the magic of the interwebs we offer you an exclusive behind the scenes look at Coco’s proprietor Mr. Jalopy making advertising history:...

Bean Fest, Episode 4: Frijoles Refritos

Mrs. Homegrown

September 10, 2010

Bean Fest, Food, Recipes

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...arian set is that they are traditionally fried in lard. But vegetable oil can be used just as well, and I’d add for the sake of fairness, that real, home cooked lard from well-raised pigs is not such a bad fat. For what it’s worth. To make refried beans you just need to have some cooked beans on hand, the classic choice being pintos. In Tex-Mex cooking the pintos meant for refritos are first cooked with onion, garlic and a pork rind....

Indigo 101

Mrs. Homegrown

May 24, 2012

Domesticus, Gardening, Herbs

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...s and notes which I hope will help other indigo beginners sort things out. Here’s a stack of stuff he’s working on : And here’s some silk he dyed with bougainvillaea flowers. The two tone effect is just how it happened to dye. You rock, Graham!: But back to the indigo. Indigo seedlings on Graham’s front step. A hint from Graham: to ensure germination, scarify the seed with sand paper and soak overnight before plan...

Made in the shade- Passive cooling

Homegrown Neighbor

September 28, 2009

Domesticus

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...a to Long Island, and all the climate zones in between. Just stick an air conditioner on top, put in a heating unit, and you’re done. Sadly, most buildings are an energy efficiency disaster. Poor design is so prevalent, it is shocking once you know what to look for. Have you ever leaned up against a stucco or brick wall on a hot day? Ouch! You can literally burn your skin off. However, a passive building in the humid South, might feature...

Phoebe Update and a Question: Is Pet Insurance Worthwhile?

Mr. Homegrown

May 17, 2012

Animals, Cats

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...;ll leave those ethical questions for philosophers and theologians to parse out) and financial quandaries. As to those financial questions, I’m curious to hear from blog readers about veterinary insurance. Do you think it’s worthwhile? Have you used it to care for the pets in your own household?...

Whistle Stop Book Tour of the Northwest

Mrs. Homegrown

April 7, 2011

Events

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Erik does in fact bear an uncanny resemblance to Pierre Trudeau. Credit: Duncan Cameron/National Archives of Canada, PA-136972 Rodale, the publisher of our new book, is sending us on a speaking tour of the Pacific Northwest to promote Making It . Bringing this sort of groovy, DIY info to all you hardcore locavores, transitioners, freegans, goat herds and urban hillbillies in SF, Seattle and Portland seems a bit like bringi...

Handmade, Homegrown Apron Contest

Homegrown Neighbor

October 30, 2009

Miscellaneous

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Homegrown Evolution reader Pam Neuendorf has offered fellow readers a chance to win one of her handmade aprons. She sells her wares through Etsy, a website where crafters and artisans can sell their goods. You can see more of her aprons here. She has an ordinary day job but is a maven of craft by night. Pam says, “I love making aprons. They make me happy.” I am a big fan of aprons. They are useful for cooking, gardening or just lo...

Scarlet Runner Bean Stew

Homegrown Neighbor

August 21, 2010

Appropriate Technology, Food, Gardening, Recipes

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Homegrown Neighbor here: Apparently a block away, Mrs. Homegrown has also been having bean cravings. Maybe there is something in the air. Maybe its just that beans are hearty, filling, inexpensive and all around awesome. I happened to get my hands on a bag of dried scarlet runner beans from Rancho Gordo specialty beans. Scarlet runners are a favorite garden bean as they are great climbers and produce beautiful red flowers. If you want to grow...

A Parvati Solar Cooker

Mr. Homegrown

March 24, 2008

Solar

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Damn, is solar cooking easy! Put some rice in a pot, place the pot in this simple panel cooker, made with cardboard and aluminum foil, stick it out in the sun and two hours later you have lunch. We built our “Parvati” solar cooker with plans designed by Shobha Ravindra Pardeshi that can be found here. Pardeshi, who runs an “appropriate technology” company with her husband in India has another design for a similar dish-sha...

Mud for the People! Building an Adobe Garden Wall

Mr. Homegrown

November 8, 2011

Design

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of the workshop, but pieced together what Kurt and Ben went over. One of the first steps is to determine the clay/sand content of your soil and to do that you do a jar test. When you mix some soil with water in a jar and let it sit, the clay settles on top, the silt below that, and the sand on bottom. You can measure the sample and determine percentages. At the workshop, held in the high desert town of Landers, CA the sand and clay were source...

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Bean Fest, Episode 4: Frijoles Refritos

Indigo 101

Made in the shade- Passive cooling

Phoebe Update and a Question: Is Pet Insurance Worthwhile?

Whistle Stop Book Tour of the Northwest

Handmade, Homegrown Apron Contest

Scarlet Runner Bean Stew

A Parvati Solar Cooker

Mud for the People! Building an Adobe Garden Wall